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South Dakota rankings · Getting around

Towns with the shortest commutes in South Dakota

Ranked by the average one-way travel time to work for residents who commute. 37 towns with 2,500+ residents.

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Java has fewer than 2,500 residents, the floor for SD lists.

Milbank9.1 min · Median income $56,011

Madison11.4 min · Median income $65,593

Winner11.7 min · Median income $47,381

All 37 towns

Average commute, lowest first.

#TownAverage commuteMedian incomePopulation

1 Milbank3,525 people 9.1 min $56,0113,525

2 Madison6,094 people 11.4 min $65,5936,094

3 Winner2,905 people 11.7 min $47,3812,905

4 Sisseton2,670 people 11.7 min $48,8752,670

5 Aberdeen28,189 people 11.9 min $64,40528,189

6 Huron14,385 people 11.9 min $61,45214,385

7 Dakota Dunes3,936 people 12.1 min $136,1253,936

8 Big SiouxUnion County · 4,917 people 12.3 min $128,0054,917

9 Brookings23,948 people 12.5 min $63,49323,948

10 Watertown23,044 people 12.6 min $69,60023,044

11 Mitchell15,649 people 12.8 min $58,62015,649

12 Yankton15,540 people 13.3 min $67,80415,540

13 Pierre13,948 people 13.3 min $77,67213,948

14 Hot Springs3,548 people 13.5 min $66,3383,548

15 Chamberlain2,588 people 13.9 min $76,7612,588

16 North Sioux City3,045 people 14.1 min $71,9083,045

17 Mobridge2,932 people 14.3 min $65,3572,932

18 Spearfish12,930 people 16.3 min $65,68812,930

19 Vermillion11,878 people 16.9 min $50,45611,878

20 Sioux Falls201,469 people 17 min $75,970201,469

21 Hartford3,478 people 17.3 min $99,8933,478

22 Rapid City77,946 people 17.5 min $70,87077,946

23 Sturgis7,086 people 18.3 min $54,4047,086

24 Brandon10,996 people 18.4 min $110,80610,996

25 Split RockMinnehaha County · 3,143 people 18.5 min $147,7173,143

26 Summerset3,022 people 19.7 min $119,2713,022

27 Rapid Valley6,975 people 19.8 min $83,2086,975

28 Canton3,033 people 19.9 min $60,8503,033

29 Box Elder12,902 people 20.1 min $73,00812,902

30 Lead3,006 people 20.1 min $73,0473,006

31 Tea6,786 people 20.2 min $120,1396,786

32 Colonial Pine Hills2,609 people 20.5 min $98,6962,609

33 Elk Point2,537 people 20.9 min $90,4732,537

34 Harrisburg8,519 people 21.9 min $108,7248,519

35 Blackhawk2,934 people 23.5 min $71,9932,934

36 Dell Rapids3,905 people 24.8 min $100,1703,905

37 Belle Fourche5,804 people 25.8 min $65,0715,804

How it works

How this ranking works

The SD list, with the map →

We rank every town by the average one-way travel time to work for residents who commute. The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for South Dakota as a whole is 17.8 min.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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